Dispensing-can.



l. Q. BOSSELMANN.

DISPENSING CAN. APPLICATION man Aus.5. 191s.

' Patented. oct. 23, 1917.

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DISPENSING CAN.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.5. |916. i

Patented Oct. 23,1917.

3' SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Figa, different form of nozzle coupling.l i y miran sraras rafrmsr erraten i JOHN QUINCY '.BOSSELMANN, AOIE DrsrE'NsING-CAN.-

To all whom 2'15 may Concern.' Y y l Be it known that I, JOHN Q. Bo ssELMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing-Cans, of which the following is a speciicatiom t t My invention consists of yimprovements in dispensing cans, one object being'to provide Van improved mounting for a diaphragm pump which permits ready access tothe diaphragm and check valves whenever. desired to vinspect the sameor malte repairs.

A furtherobject is to provideanrim-` proved springheld pivoted spout which in its closed position is resiliently held against the pumpl handle in such manneras to prevent the operation of the handle, and which when in such position entirely cuts offfthe outlet. i 'f A further object is to provide a dispensing can with a pivoted spout which is held in both of itsnormal positions by an improvedA construction and arrangement of spring, and which vis in open communication with the outlet pipe ofv the can when in one extreme position, and )cuts off the outlet in its other eXtreme position,the said ,spring operating to compel the spoutjto rest -in eithery of its extreme positions, so that it 'is impossible to leave the spout in an inter- .mediate position.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, Vreference being had to the accompanying drawings in which j a Figure 1 is a plan view illustratingmy improved dispensing can. t Y

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view on an enlarged scaleillustrating thespring for con? trolling the position of the spout. e t Fig. 3 is a view in section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. 1 l Fig. t is a fragmentary view in 'section on the linea-Ji of Fig. l.

Fig.4 5 vis anienlarged; fragmentary detail view on theline5-5 ofjFig.' 1.1;

iFig. 6 is a view of similar nature to'Fig.v t-showing a different construction of the pump mounting, jand Y Z is av fragmentary elevation of va.

Specification of Letters latent.V Y Y application aledaugust 5, 191e. serial No, 113,249.

PHILADELPHIA, rENNsYLvANrA.. i

Y iatented 0ct.23, 1917.

l Considering Figs.y 1 to` 5 inclusive, myl

improved dispensing can 1 has an inlet 2 in itstop 3, Vsaid inlet being .provided/with a spring-.pressed check valve, 4" tor "permit air tov enterl thecan as the contents are dispensed. Onnth'etop 3,

secure-the -lower member 5 ofa pump casing..V This lower member 5 j y is preferably made cylindrical inform, and

4at its upper edge is made with an. annular flange 7.

The upper section or half 8 of the pump casing v6 `Vis .provided rwith -an annular lflange s' A Y9, corresponding withflange 7, and `10 1s: a

diaphragm clamped betweenv the flanges 7 and-9.* Y I; l lhave illustratedgin Figsul to 5 inclusivefofthe drawings, one of lmy means for clampingthetwo pump casing's'ections together, which-consists ofv a pluralityv of ;tongues-11,integral withthe flange 9, and bent undervflange y7,y but I may lofcourse, resort to other forms ofremovably Ysecuring the upperpump section 8, asforexample in Fig, 6,as will hereinafterbe described,so that the section 8 can be removed as; occasion mlyrequire.- .s l

f A check valve 12 is positioned in the Ytop 3 and communicates with thepumpk casing,

andlis acheok valve in a diaphragm which Vcontrols the flow of air through the diaphragm.. l v y A:-stem\14`is secured to the diaphragm; 10,

VVand projects; through an opening 15 y-i-n the-` topv of. the pump easing sectionk 8,1'and is preferably provided with av shield 16 above said opening. a

,t A pump handle 17 is pivot'allysupported 'on aremovable pin 18, in a bracket 19,' onv the casing section 8, and `at its free endl bends v.downwardlyas shown at 20.- The pump handle 17, extends through an, opening 14a in the ste-m ,14, so that the pivotal movement ofV the handle` operates to; reciprocate the .:V

stem and move the diaphragm.,v Y

outlet pipe 21 extends through the top 3, and terminates close to the bottom 22 yof --'cjan'1`.,-==The upperend -of vthe outlet pipe 20 .is-preferably tapered as shown, andii'sV closedV at its topz'as indicated at 25;.3Thisipipe'is provided at one side with ing-24.

. JA; spout 25j has an integral.V sleeve 26y or cap mounted to tum on the .uppers/.end of.

ani outlet"` openpipe 21, and adapted to cutolthe outlet opening l24 except when the spout is in a position extended over the side of can l. The spout 25 is held in its normal positions by means of a spring 27. This spring 27 is mounted in a housing 28, pivotally con.-

nected at one end as shown at 29, to the pump casingssection. A

The spring 27 consists of a single piece of spring wire coiled at fourditierent ipoints as shown at 30, and connected at one end to a-rod 3l which entends Vthrough eyes 32 in the spring, and through an opening`33 vin the end of housing 28. This rod 3lhas an 'eye34 at its free end, which engages overa VYthat when thespout swings Ypast a lineexe tending through the axis `of the nozzle, the spring 'will' again expand, and compel the spout to ynieve to its eXtreme open position, where opening 24 lin pipe 21 "registers with the spout.

vln other words, the spring 27 prevents the Aspout from remaining Vaty any intermediate position, but compels the same either to be entirely open or closed, and Vwhen closed prevents or interferes with the operationof the handle' 17.

-, In the form' of valve casing shown in lgt, the cover 36 has its sides 3'? 'arranged in truste-conical form tapering upwardly and has its lower edge portion 38 yhentto forman annular groove 39; A ring 40 has base flange V41 which is secured Vto the top 3 of the can,'fandr'h'as a curved upper edge portionA 42 upon which the diaphragm =43 rests, the edge portion or' said diaphragm leX'- tending between'the edge portion 42 andthe .internal surface of the `sidel portions37.A

Aring-44 is secured tothe lring 40,y and has anoutwardly projecting annular la'nge 45 w-hich'its within the groove 39.

The can l including the top 3 and the other portions are substantially identical to the other members shown'infFig. 3,'fand I have therefore given the same like reference numerals. Y

The lower edge" othe Yloop portion -38 icomprises a plurality of tongues 133@ which when' it. isdesired'to remove the `.cover 36, may be bent downwardly to freetheange 45 of the ring 44.

it' willubeffulrt-her noted l`that by-zmalzing *the :sides-.37Co'the .cover 36n-tapered,'- a tight aser,

clamping "action can Ybe had for the diaphragm 43.

ln Fig. 7, the outlet pipe 46 has an upwardly. tapering trustofconical `sleeve 47 which is Vprovided withv an outlet opening This sleeve is provided with a rotatable frusto-conical cap 42 which has secured to and intersecting with it, a spout 50.A p

The upper portion of the cap is provided witha'beadedtopl into which is secured one end of a spiral tension spring 5,2, the other' end of said spring'being secured 'to a transverse rod 53 mounted in Athepipe 46. rlhe cap 42 closely7 tits' the sleeve 47 and may be 4rotatable in a similar `manner `tothe pipe y25 so as to bring its passagein line withthe opening 48 to permit `the contents ofthe cani to be dispensed. v

While I have described my *invention1 as taking a particular'form, itwill be understood thaty the various parts of my'invention may be changed without departing fronrthe spirit thereof, and hence l' donot limit mysehtl to the precise construction set forth,but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and altera-tions las fairlyfcome within ythe scope of the appended `claims.-

Having thus described my invention, what l claim asnew and desire to'secureby LettersfPaitent is:

' l. The vcombinationwith .a can having'a"4 pump thereon, and a pivoted pump handle. of an'outlet pipe communicating with the can and havingan outlet opening in its side, av spout having portions extending intoand out of said can, said outwardly projecting'`V to the pump casing, a spring `coniined -insaid housing, andr a rod connectingy said spring Withfthe spout, said spring operating to hold the spoutf'in either of Vits eXtreme positions,and said spout when in one of said eXtreme positions communicating with the opening 4in the outlet pipe and when :in `the other of its extreme positions *cutting'ofr' said' opening, substantially as described.

3. The combination withacan having #a pump thereon,'and a pivoted pump handle,"

or' an outlet pipe lhaving portionsprojecting into and out or' said can, an outwardly `tapering"viirusto-conicalsleeve on said foutwardly projecting portionorfsaid pipe and having an opening in its side, a spout havname to this specification in the presence of mg a frusto-eionica cap rotatzbly tting two subscribing witnesses.

said sleeve an resi ent means or holding said cap nd sleeve together and to take JOHN QUINCY BOSSELMANN up for wear which might occur between Witnesses:

them, substantially as described. S. J. SIMON,

In testimony whereof I have signed my WILLIAM M. PYE.

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